HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 95-51 RESOLUTION NO!L: 9'5-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
DESIGNATING A ~ CONSULTANT AS THE AUTHORIZED CITY
REPRESENTATIVE TO EXAMINE SALES AND USE TAX RECORDS
., WHEKEAS, pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7200, et
seqjthe City of Saratoga has adopted a sales and use tax ordinance which imposes a
tax and provides a measure therefore that can be administered and collected by the
State Board of Equalization along the same and existing statutory and administrative
procedures followed by the State Board of Equalization in administering and collecting
the California State Sales and Use Taxes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code ~e~:~ction 7056, the
City of Saratoga, by resolution, may designate any officer, employee or any other
person to examine all of the sales and use tax records of the Board pertaining to sales
and use taxes collected for the City; and
WHEP, EAS, the City of Saratoga has entered into an agreement for sales tax
audit and information services with the firm of MUNICIPAL RF. SOURCE
CONSULTANTS, a partnership of JOHN T. AUSTIN, INC. and ALLEN W.
CHAILKOW, INC. to designate MUNICIPAL RESOURCE CONSULTANTS as the
authi)rized Consultant to examine such sales tax records maintained by the Board on
behalf of the City of Saratoga, and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL,
as follows, to wit:
Section 1: In all respects as set forth above, the Saratoga City Council hereby
certifies to the Stat~ Board of-Equalization that MUNICIPAL RESOURCE
CONSULTANTS is the designated representative of the City of Saratoga to examine all
of the sales and use tax records of the Board pertaining to sales and use taxes collected
by the Board on behalf of the City of Saratoga.
RESOLUTION NO. 95-5 ~
Section 2: Pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Section 7056 (b), the
Saratoga Cffy Council hereby certifies that MUNICIPAL ~,K)URCE CONSULTANTS,
a. partnership of IOHN T. AUSTIN, INC. and ALLEN W. CHARKOW, INC. (hereafter
referred to as "Consultant") meets all of the following conditions:
a. CONSULTANT has an existing contract with the CITY to examine sales and
use tax records;
b. CONSULTANT is required by that contract to disclose information contained
in, or derived from, those sales and use tax records only to an officer or employee of the
CITY who is authorized by resolution to examine the information;
c. CONSULTANT is prohibited by the contract from performing consulting
services for a retailer during the term of the contract; and
d. CONSULTANT is prohibited by the contract from retaining the information
contained in, or derived from, those sales tax-records after the contracts have expired.
Section 3: The City ahall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Saratoga
City'CounCil at a regular meeting held on the ~5th day of November, 1995,
by the fol]lowing vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Burger, Moran, Tucker, Wolfe and Mayor Jacobs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor
ATTEST:
Deputy C i t l e /'